Stouchsburg, PA is a small town located in central Pennsylvania. It is a tight-knit community that is proud of its local politics and enjoys participating in the democratic process. Local elections are held every two years, with the last election occurring in 2018. During these elections, residents of Stouchsburg have the opportunity to vote for individuals who will represent their interests at the council or state level. The candidates vying for office must be current residents of Stouchsburg and typically campaign by knocking on doors and attending local events to share their message with constituents. In addition to electing representatives, Stouchsburg also holds referendums during its elections which allow citizens to approve or reject laws proposed by elected officials. Residents take great pride in engaging with their local government and ensuring that their voices are heard throughout the political process.
The political climate in Stouchsburg, PA is somewhat conservative.
Berks County, PA is leaning conservative. In Berks County, PA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berks county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.1%.
Berks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stouchsburg, PA is somewhat conservative.
Berks County, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Reading Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Stouchsburg, Pennsylvania: r r d r r r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Stouchsburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 130 contributions totaling $8,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $7,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)